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ANALYSISPolicy

The Bottle Never Left Bihar

Nine years into prohibition, the evidence is no longer anecdotal — and it is time to ask what tribute to Gandhi was ever...

ANALYSISGovernancePolicy

CAN MATHEMATICS FIX GOVERNANCE? From Discretion to Disciplined Judgment

How mathematics-based governance can make public decisions more reality-grounded, rights-protecting, risk-aware and accountable India does not lack intelligence, data, constitutional principles, administrative talent...

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India’s Energy Future Is Sitting in a Battery—and Nobody Is Asking Who Controls It ?

As India moves towards more than 43 GWh of publicly supported battery storage, the next policy challenge is to ensure that every material...

ANALYSISPolicy

Caste Census in India: Counting a Nation, Confronting Its Divisions

An Examination of India’s First Nationwide Caste Enumeration Since 1931 Introduction Sometime in the coming months, an enumerator will knock on a door...

ANALYSISUrban Environment

Free the Tree

Before the First Rains Fall India is about to plant millions of trees. Most of them will die. As the monsoon draws near...

ANALYSISGovernance

The Grey Tsunami: Is India Prepared to Care for Its Elders?

India is on the verge of a historic demographic transformation. While the country currently has about 15.7 crore people aged 60 and above,...

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The Cockroach That Shook the Government

In the summer of 2026, a satirical Instagram post about being called a cockroach turned into one of India’s most talked-about youth movements...

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Left in the lurch

Will the Reds gain if the Congress and Mamata Banerjee part ways? Buddhadeb Bhattacharya and Sitaram Yechury are working overtime on mending relations...

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CATCHING THE TIGRESS BY THE TAIL

The laudable objective of providing specific representation in legislatures to women ran into rough weather because the main proponents of the Constitutional Amendment...